Recognised as Colour
#DF8BEC
- #DF8BEC
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Violet
#DF8BEC is a magenta with RGB values 223, 139, 236 and HSL 292°, 72%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.
Colour values
#DF8BEC#DF8BEC
HEX#DF8BEC
RGBrgb(223, 139, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.5451, 0.9255
RGB percentages87.5%, 54.5%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(292, 71.9%, 73.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(292, 41.1%, 92.5%)
CMYK5.5%, 41.1%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,650,348
CSS custom property--colour: #DF8BEC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40209WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.04:1
Contrast with white2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#207413
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.04:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#98EC8B
Analogous#AE8BEC, #EC8BC9
Triadic#ECDF8B, #8BECDF
Split complementary#C9EC8B, #8BECAE
Tetradic#ECAF8B, #98EC8B, #8BC9EC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R223
G139
B236
Red223 (87.5%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue291.96°
Saturation (HSL)71.85%
Lightness73.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DF · G 8B · B EC
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